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AT-KABUL: The President Ashraf Ghani has pledged on Saturday to support the private sectors and production of local items to improve trade balance in the country. Addressing a local products expo here in Kabul, President Ghani emphasized on local production to improve life standard for all across the country. “People’s …

AT-KABUL: A member of the parliament accused President Ashraf Ghani of attempting the land belonged to the Kabul military factory to the Aga Khan Foundation, claiming that the president had ordered defense ministry to vacate the factory. Qazi Rahela Salim also alleged that the president decided to sell the land …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Police forces in southwestern Nimroz province have seized a drug-laden vehicle and arrested one individual, local officials said on Saturday. Lt. Col. Ahmad Parvez Sistani, counternarcotics director, said police force have captured over 319 kilograms of drugs that were stored in a house in the Masoom Abad …

AT-KABUL: At least 68 militants were killed and 29 others wounded in different operations launched by the security forces within the past 24 hours, security officials said Saturday. In a statement, ministry of defense said that the Afghan National Army with the cooperation of the Afghan National Police and the …

AT-KABUL:  The 15th round of Russia, India and China (RIC) foreign minister’s meeting is going to be held in New Delhi on Monday, in which Afghanistan will be at the top agenda of the meeting. Russian’s foreign ministry said that issues related to Afghanistan will be on the top agenda. …

AT-KABUL: At least thirty-one Taliban insurgents, including two commanders have been killed and 17 others received injures in a clearing operation of Afghan security forces in northern Kunduz province, an official said on Saturday. The clearing operation carried out in Imam Sahib district, in which Taliban insurgent received huge casualties. …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least 10 members of a single family have been murdered by unknown armed men on Friday evening, it has been reported. One member of the family, Hamid Qaderi, told TOLOnews that the incident took place in Khairkhana area in Kabul’s PD15. He said they lost 10 …

AT News Report-KABUL: The mullah of a mosque was killed and eight worshippers wounded in a bomb explosion inside the mosque during the Friday prayers in the Mohmand Dara district of the eastern province of Nangarhar, provincial officials said. “The explosive was hidden in menbar (tribune) of the mosque and …

AT News Report-KABUL: The former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has strongly reacted to the recent US decision, recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel; he believe the move would further escalate violence and instability in the Middle East. Expressing his deep concerns over the recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani has stressed the importance of women’s increased role in the country’s affairs and implementation of reforms, saying ‘a small minority cannot prevent positive changes.’ Ghani expressed these views during a meeting with female lawmakers at the Presidential Palace on Thursday evening. First Lady Rula …